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document.write( "A yardstick measures 1/4 by 3 by 36 inches. How many yard sticks will fit in a box 3 inches wide and 36 inches high, if the girth of the box is 30 inches? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #374240 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I think it's 120 yardsticks \n" ); document.write( "The width of the yardstick fits the 3 inch width of the box \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "The 36 inch length of the yardstick fits the height \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "4 of the 1/4 inch yardsticks make a stack 1 inch high \n" ); document.write( "The number of 1/4 inch thick yardsticks that can \n" ); document.write( "be stacked up in 30 inches \n" ); document.write( "is |